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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING GEORGE P. FOGARTY, JR. FOR HAVING THE CAFETERIA AT

NATIONAL GRID’S MELROSE STREET FACILITY NAMED IN HIS HONOR

     Introduced By: Representatives Fogarty, Hull, Handy, Amore, and Casey

     Date Introduced: March 05, 2015

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, George "Bing" Fogarty began his career with Narragansett Electric in 1950

as a laborer at the Manchester Street Power Station, and soon thereafter became involved with the

union; and

     WHEREAS, In 1953, Bing was elected as the Secretary of Local 310 of the Brotherhood

of Utility Workers of New England, and in the succeeding fifty-five years Bing never lost an

election in which he was a candidate; and

     WHEREAS, Over the course of his career, Bing served his brothers and sisters in a

myriad of local and national positions, retiring in 2008 as the National Organizer/Representative

of the Utility Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO, and the Staff Representative for the BUW,

New England; and

     WHEREAS, In the years that have passed since he first walked through the gates at

Manchester Street, there have been many changes to the company where he once worked, the

industry in which he was much involved, and the union movement that he cared so much about.

Yet, for sixty-two years Bing remained the one constant all parties could go to for an honest

assessment of the situation, a history lesson, a story supporting his reasoning, and, of course, just

a little bit of harassment; and

     WHEREAS, After a long and distinguished career of sitting across the table from

management, it is only fitting that National Grid name its newly renovated cafeteria in

recognition of all that George "Bing" Fogarty has done to improve the livelihood of union

members and managers alike; and

     WHEREAS, The fact that National Grid chose, today, to honor a longtime union official

whose interests often clashed with theirs is a testament to the high regard in which Bing is held;

and

     WHEREAS, From this day forward, all persons entering this room will be reminded that

when honorable people are involved and the contentiousness of the adversarial process can be put

aside, then it is possible for the Union and Company to come together to better serve the people

of Rhode Island, and to build a stronger National Grid; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

Providence Plantations hereby congratulates George "Bing" Fogarty, on having the cafeteria at

National Grid's Melrose Street facility named in his honor; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to George P. Fogarty, Jr.

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